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Casas de apostas britânicas enfrentarão nova onda de repressão regulatória
O recém-criado órgão regulador do jogo está a elaborar um novo código de práticas
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As cinco maiores empresas de jogo e apostas do Reino Unido ofereceram-se para aumentar em seis vezes o financiamento do tratamento do vício do jogo com uma medida que permitiria arrecadar 60 milhões de libras esterlinas por ano para ajudar jogadores problemáticos, mas foi rotulada como um “suborno” para... -
A Spelinspektionen, a autoridade reguladora sueca do jogo de fortuna ou azar, anunciou uma parceria com outras 15 autoridades do país que se uniram para combater a lavagem de dinheiro e o financiamento do terrorismo na Suécia. A decisão de forjar uma aliança mais ampla vem depois de uma... -
A NEW nationwide commission has been set up by the Ministry of the Presidency to help the ever growing problem of match fixing and fraud in Spain’s sporting industry. The aim of the new board is to detect, prevent and combat illegal actions in the field of sports competitions... -
Spain’s Ministry of the Presidency has approved the creation of a national commission to combat match-fixing and betting-related fraud. According to the Ministry, the Commission will “develop action plans recommendations or diagnoses to detect, prevent and combat illegal actions in the field of sports competitions and fraud in... -
A quarter of betting shops on UK high streets have been slated for closure, putting 12,000 jobs at risk, with William Hill the latest bookmaker to blame job cuts on stricter regulation of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Restrictions cutting the maximum stake on the controversial betting machines from £100 per spin... -
Labour would set up a new gambling ombudsman to protect consumers, deputy leader Tom Watson will say on Tuesday, citing a string of scandals that have raised concerns about “predatory” practices in the industry. In a speech at the thinktank Demos, Watson will unveil the latest plank of a plan to... -
GVC, the global sports-betting and gaming group and owner of Ladbrokes and Coral, has called for an end to all UK sports-betting broadcast advertising, at any time of the day, on live and repeated sporting events (exempting horse racing). Under GVC’s proposals advertising specifically promoting responsible gambling and safer... -
Sports minister defies call from UK regulator to raise funding for addiction treatment. The government has come under fire for its “outrageous” failure to back a mandatory levy on betting firms to increase funding for addiction treatment, in defiance of a call from the industry’s regulator. Labour’s deputy leader,... -
The Gambling Commission says under its three-year strategy they will cut gambling-related harm “much faster”. The national strategy focuses on prevention, education and treatment and support for problem gamblers. Ahead of the announcement, two UK betting giants said they would change how they advertise as part of their attempts to... -
Os reguladores de jogo franceses, espanhóis e portugueses elogiam a evolução da liquidez do poker online e convidam outras jurisdições europeias a participarem. Um ano após o início oficial do projeto compartilhado de liquidez do poker online, os reguladores de apostas de França, Espanha e Portugal dizem estar satisfeitos... -
Spain’s state-owned lottery is under fire after a 15-year-old was revealed as the winner of a €200k jackpot. This weekend, Spanish media revealed that Cosmin Rotariu, a 15-year-old Barcelona student, held a winning €200k ticket in the latest El Niño lottery draw. The lucky kid helpfully informed reporters that he purchased the... -
EXCLUSIVE: As part of £20.5bn ‘health boost’, problem gamblers will gain access to more mental health support Prime Minister Theresa May will target gambling addicts as part of her £20.5billion NHS shake-up. They will be among the extra 380,000 adults and 350,000 young people given access to mental health... -
One of Britain’s biggest bookmakers agreed to pay £1m to the victims of a problem gambler who had stolen the money he was using to bet, in return for a pledge not to inform the industry regulator. Ladbrokes showered the gambling addict with thousands of pounds-worth of gifts over two... -
A Ministra do Desporto do Reino Unido disse que uma taxa obrigatória para financiar serviços de jogo problemático ainda não foi descartada se o sistema de doações voluntárias falhar. O imposto obrigatório para os operadores de jogo do Reino Unido ainda é uma possibilidade, disse recentemente a nova Ministra... -
Na União Europeia, 23 jurisdições obrigam os operadores a oferecer serviços de autoexclusão para jogadores online. Em 5 jurisdições, isto não é uma exigência legal (Bulgária, Irlanda, Luxemburgo, Holanda, Eslovénia). Destas 5 jurisdições, o jogo online continua proibido na Holanda. No Luxemburgo, os jogadores precisam de solicitar o encerramento... -
Mais 3 operadoras de jogo online que foram obrigadas a pagar 14 milhões de libras em multas pela Comissão de Jogos do Reino Unido. O Regulador do Reino Unido multou mais três empresas de apostas online de renome, em 14 milhões de libras, depois de descobrir, numa investigação, que... -
A NBA tornou-se na primeira liga desportiva Americana a assinar um contrato para distribuir informação relativa a apostas. Para tal, fez parcerias com a Genius Sports e a Sportradar. Esta iniciativa permitirá que as duas fornecedoras de informação ajam como intermediárias. Ou seja, vão usar a informação oficial da... -
LONDON (Reuters) – British sports minister Tracey Crouch resigned from government on Thursday, accusing it of delaying a proposed reform of gambling regulations. The government is to cut the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) from 100 pounds ($130) to just two pounds, but announced this week the... -
UK.- The UK gambling industry has been waiting for new regulations for quite some time, especially for fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Chancellor Philip Hammond was pressured for months to announce a decision on when the reduction would take place, and he has now revealed that besides pushing the... -
Gibraltar.- The British population voted in favour of Brexit and triggered a massive exodus of iGaming companies from Gibraltar to Malta. However, the local government has decided to take action and is trying to assure companies they can operate just like they did until now, as the UK has... -
As states across the country are discussing legal sports betting, there has been much ado about sportsbooks operating on thin margins, which is news to a lot of lawmakers. By most accounts, a sportsbook earns between $1-$2 in net revenue from every $100 bet after all the money is divvied...
